Luxurious performance cabriolets are no longer simply the domain of
bespoke British and Italian handiwork. ALPINA present the B6 Cabrio
– a viable alternative –combining performance and luxury with a high
degree of everyday usability

500 horsepower, 700 Nm – absurd in an open-topped sports car? Far
from it. The V8’s beguiling sound and opulent torque entice the
driver to glide along in a relaxed fashion, any and all red-line
orgies far afield, much like cruising on a Harley Davidson. This
provides the time to drink in the top-down melànge of breezes,
scents and sounds. Leather, wood and matchless ergonomics caress the
inhabitants, immediately creating a sense of comfort and well-being

The acceleration suggests a super-sports car: 100 kph from a
standing start is reached in 4.9 seconds, with speeds in excess of
300kph less than a minute away – the only short interruptions
undertaken by the 6-speed ZF automatic’s smooth upshifts. This noble
Gran Tourismo is just as good at communicating the sound of its
sonorous V8 directly into the cockpit, whether top down, or with
just the rear windscreen lowered

Driving a BMW ALPINA is an adventure in intense comfort, yet we
don’t define comfort as the absence of any feedback through the
chassis, as many would have it. Comfort defines itself to us in a
completely different manner. The steering needs to be exact, but
light on its feet at the same time. The seats need to be firm, with
good lateral support. Dampers and springs must nip languid
suspension swells in the bud. The tyres will accept great cornering,
braking and acceleration forces, without sidewalls that are too
stiff and without being too heavy in general. For these reasons, we
at ALPINA simply don’t like Run-Flat tyres

The staggered tyres, as always from MICHELIN, are generously
dimensioned: 255/35 ZR20 front and 285/30 ZR20 rear, and mounted on
large 20” ALPINA DYNAMIC wheels. In spite of the low aspect ratios,
a special tyre configuration makes them capable of high levels of
comfort, this coupled with handling that turns every long drive into
a joy ride. For those who are lovers of the 20-spoke design on
ALPINA’s CLASSIC wheel, there is the optional 19” wheel and tyre
package

Light retouching of the Cabrio’s front and rear lend a sense of
sophistication. Harmoniously integrated into the rear diffuser, the
four exhaust pipes are at once elegant and powerful.

We’re sure that we’ve assembled everything in an orderly fashion on
the BMW ALPINA B6, with “everything” really defined as driving
pleasure – and those who enjoy themselves live happily, no?

A bit of patience is in order, those who order now can chase the sun
early next Summer